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	\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/~~MCPE~~%~~28a0~~.2.1%29.apk Original]<br />		\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition/Full/0.2.1%20%28201X%29/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition%200.2.1%20%282015%29.apk Original]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/~~MCPE~~%~~28a0~~.2.1-~~Demo~~%29.apk Original Demo]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition/Demo/0.2.1%20%28201X%29/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition%20Demo%200.2.1%20%282015%29.apk Original Demo]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/~~MCPE~~%~~28a0~~.2.1j%29~~.apk J-version]<br~~ />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition/Full/0.2.1%20%28201X%29/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition%200.2.1j%20%282013%29.apk J-version]<br />
	~~[https://archive.org/download/mcpe~~-~~apk/MCPE~~%~~28a0~~.2.1j~~-Demo~~%29.apk J-version ~~Demo~~]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition/Demo/0.2.1%20%28201X%29/Minecraft%20-%20Pocket%20Edition%20Demo%200.2.1j%20%282013%29.apk J-version Demo]
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/~~MCPE~~%~~28a0~~.2.1-~~Reupload~~%29.apk ~~Reupload~~]~~<br />~~
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	'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition\|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite\|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!\|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.		'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition\|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite\|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!\|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.

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	6863043<br>		6863043<br>
	\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1%29.apk Original]<br />		\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1%29.apk Original]<br />

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	{{Infobox version		{{Infobox version
	\|vernum=0.2.1		\| vernum = 0.2.1
	\| title = v0.2.1 alpha		\| title = v0.2.1 alpha
	\| edition = Pocket Edition		\| edition = Pocket Edition
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	6863043<br>		6863043<br>
	\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-~~archive~~/~~PE-a0~~.2.1-1.apk Original]<br />		\| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1%29.apk Original]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-~~archive~~/~~PE-a0~~.2.1-~~1-demo~~.apk Original Demo]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1-Demo%29.apk Original Demo]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-~~archive~~/~~PE-a0~~.2.1j.apk J-version]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1j%29.apk J-version]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-~~archive~~/~~PE-a0~~.2.1j-~~demo~~.apk J-version Demo]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1j-Demo%29.apk J-version Demo]<br />
	[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-~~archive~~/~~PE-a0~~.2.1-2.apk Reupload]<br />		[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-apk/MCPE%28a0.2.1-Reupload%29.apk Reupload]<br />
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	'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition\|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite\|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!\|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.		'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition\|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite\|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/\|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!\|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.
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	* [[Minecraft:Flying]] is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.		* [[Minecraft:Flying]] is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.
	* Bigger screens have more [[Minecraft:Heads-up display\|hotbar icons]].		* Bigger screens have more [[Minecraft:Heads-up display\|hotbar icons]].
	* Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.		* Blocks now have a 'cracking' animation when destroying them.
	* The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.		* The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.
	* [[Minecraft:Oak trees]] now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.		* [[Minecraft:Oak trees]] now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.

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{{Infobox version
|vernum=0.2.1
| title = v0.2.1 alpha
| edition = Pocket Edition
| image = Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha in game.png
| image2 = Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha.png
| date = March 14, 2012<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120415015244/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id479516143?mt=8</ref>{{verify|prove this for Android as well}}
| versioncode = '''Android''': 
2011 (0.2.1j) 
2015 (0.2.1) 
2017 (0.2.1 rev2) 
'''ios''': 
6863043 
| clientdl = '''Google Play:''' [https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-1.apk Original] 
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-1-demo.apk Original Demo] 
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1j.apk J-version] 
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1j-demo.apk J-version Demo] 
[https://archive.org/download/mcpe-archive/PE-a0.2.1-2.apk Reupload] 
| prevparent = v0.2.0 alpha
| next = v0.2.1 alpha2
| nextparent = v0.3.0 alpha
}}<onlyinclude>

'''v0.2.1 alpha''' is a minor update to '' [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190903154712/https://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-pocket-edition-update-is-out/|title=Minecraft - ''Pocket Edition'' Update is out!|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> This version is the last release of ''Pocket Edition Lite'' on iOS.

== Additions ==

* New [[Minecraft:Controls|controller option]] – Split Touch [[Minecraft:Controls#Tablets|controls]]
** This option may be more suitable for devices with larger screens. The crosshair is in the right half of the screen.
* Added [[Minecraft:bookshelves]] in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.
* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] is now infinite (unable to collect them).

== Changes ==

* [[Minecraft:Pig|Adult Pig]]s now naturally spawn but do not drop anything when killed.
* [[Minecraft:Flying]] is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.
* Bigger screens have more [[Minecraft:Heads-up display|hotbar icons]].
* Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.
* The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.
* [[Minecraft:Oak trees]] now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.

== Fixes ==
* Leaves placed by players in Creative mode are no longer able to decay.
* Fences are no longer invisible when located within a chunk section with no other blocks.

== Revisions ==
Not including v0.2.1 alpha2, there are two versions of the 0.2.1 alpha.

* Version: 0.2.1(2015), Size: 2.84 MB
* Version: 0.2.1(2017), Size: 2.79 MB

Any other changes between the two versions is unknown.

== J-version ==
'''v0.2.1j alpha''' was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.1(2011) and has a size of 1.62 MB.

=== J-version Demo ===
A free J-version demo of v0.2.1 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is the same as the j version.

== Lite version ==
[[File:Pocket Edition Lite App Store icon 2.png|96px|thumb|right|''[[Pocket Edition|Minecraft – Pocket Edition]] Lite'' icon]]
A lite version of v0.2.1 alpha was released on the Apple App Store on March 14, 2012 <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111123092652/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app//id479651754?mt=8</ref> This is the last ''Lite'' version of the Pocket Edition alpha to be released on the platform and was removed in 2014.

== Gallery ==
=== In-game screenshots ===
<gallery>
MC0.2.1AlphaSS2.jpg|Inside a dimly lit house.
IcyLake.jpg|The edge of a winter ocean
Brick.jpg|Building a brick house
WinterIsland.jpg|A snow blanketed island
Luigi.jpg|Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge
Woolhouse.jpg|A red wool house.
MC0.2.1AlphaSS.jpg|A brick building.
</gallery>

=== Menu screenshots ===
<gallery>
Pocket Edition v0.2.1j alpha.png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1j
Pocket Edition v0.2.1j alpha (Demo).png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1j-demo
Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha (Lite).png|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.2.1 Lite version.

</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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